Eh...

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2003)

While zombie apocalypse movies are probably my favorite kind of horror movie this one didn't quite hold up to the classics Dawn & Day of the Dead or the Return of the Living Dead.
I really liked the idea of the "virus' having an almost immediate effect eliminating the whole sub plot of a character getting bit, trying to hide his infection and turning on his comrades.
I also found myself cringing every time someone made a loud noise in fear of attracting the infected. That;s a pretty good sign of a thriller.
There is no perfect way to tell a story like this so I won't sharpshoot it oo much. The biggest thing I had a problem with was where are all the cars. A city that is comepletely empty, spare a couple of cars? And the highways being comepletely devoid of any traffic. How is it that a story takes place in an over populated city doesn;t have thousands of empty cars filling/blocking the streets. In as much chaos that must have ensuedin that 28 days I doubt the cars just disappeared. It certainly would have made the story move a lot slower trying to get out of the city though... In fact I would imagine it would isolate the characters to the confines of the city for that reason.
I always liked these movies because it gets me to thinking; If something like this happened where I live what would I do to survive? What kind of supplies would I always have with me when moving around a city full of zombies. Guns. Ammo. flashlights, batteries would certainly be top on the list. I hate watching people fighting against incredible amounts of enemies with a baseball bat and machette. Although it certainly keeps it real to the fact that England is foolishly removing guns from the citizens hands.
Any how... I liked this movie enough to have watched it all the way through but I doubt I will go out of my way to watch it again.